Jamie Baxter
Associate Professor - UWO Geography Geography 551b - Social Theories of Hazard Risk |
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SYLLABUS
Social Theories of Hazard Risk Sept. 21/04
Throughout the course, students will be ask to identify readings we can all read together. For example, such readings could be a complete collection of papers on a single topic, or a single paper to round out a partial list of readings for a topic.
Readings/Questions To Think About Historical roots of hazard risk researchKrimsky, S. (1992) The role of theory in risk studies, in Krimsky, S. and Golding, D. (Eds.) Social Theories of Risk Westport, CT: Praeger, Ch 1. (pp. 3-22). Golding, D. (1992) A social and programmatic history of risk research, in Krimsky, S. and Golding, D. (Eds.) Social Theories of Risk Westport, CT: Praeger, Ch 1. (pp. 23-52). Questions
Risk concepts and psychometric risk as foundation Renn, O. (1992) Concepts of risk: A clarification, in Krimsky, S. and Golding, D. (Eds.) Social Theories of Risk Westport, CT: Praeger, Ch 3. (pp. 53-79). Slovic, P. (1992) The role of theory in risk studies, in Krimsky, S. and Golding, D. (Eds.) Social Theories of Risk Westport, CT: Praeger, Ch 1. (pp. 3-22). Starr, C. Social benefit versus technological risk, Science, 165(Sept.), 1232-1238. Questions
Evidence in Risk Research and the Social Amplification and Attenuation Framework Burger, J. (2000) Consumption advisories and compliance: The fishing public and the deamplification of risk, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 43(4): 471-488 Kasperson, R. E. (1992) The social amplification of risk: Progress in developing an integrative framework , in Krimsky, S. and Golding, D. (Eds.) Social Theories of Risk Westport, CT: Praeger, Ch 6. (pp. 153-178). Leschine, T. (2002) Oil spills and the social amplification and attenuation of risk, Spills Science and Technology Bulletin, 7(1-2): 63-73. Taubes, G. (1995) Epidemiology faces its limits, Science, 269(5221): 164-169. Questions
Douglas, M. and Wildavsky A. (1982) Risk and Culture, Berkeley CA: University of California Press. (pp. 1-15; 174-198). Tansey, J. (2004) Risk as politics, culture as power, Journal of Risk Research, 7(1), 17-32. Poortinga, W., Steg, L. and Vlek, C. (2002) Environmental risk concern and preferences for energy-saving measures, Environment and Behavior, 34(4), 455-78. Brenot, J., Bonnefous, S. and Marris, C. 1998 Testing cultural theory of risk in France, Risk Analysis 18(6), 729–739. Marris, C., Langford, I. and O’Riordan, T. 1998 A quantitative test of cultural theory of risk perception, Risk Analysis 18(5), 635–647 Questions
Assignment 1 Due: Dec 17/04
Compare, and critically assess any two of the following perspectives on risk in a formal essay - 5000 word max. (12 double-spaced pages). Be sure to cite the strengths and limitations of each in relation to the other. Cite current empirical research to support your arguments.
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